2008年12月16日 星期二

蘇門答臘產枯葉虎(南鱸科)一新種

AbstractNandus mercatus sp. nov. is described from the Musi River drainage in Sumatra. It differs from all congeners in having a combination of the following characters: body depth 43.0–43.2% SL, 15 pectoral-fin rays, 29–32 lateral line scales, 11–12 scale rows below the lateral line, and slightly concave predorsal profile. The characters that diagnose the genus are also reviewed and identified. Nandus is here diagnosed as having the following combination of characters: ectopterygoid toothed, posterodorsal corner of the subopercular not produced into a slender process and the second preural centrum with a distally bifurcate hemal spine.

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This blog is aimed to record the animals, especially tropical fishes, reptiles & amphibians being circulated in the pet trade in Taiwan, and to summarize our reading notes on the literature about wildlife trade, systematics, evolutionary ecology & etc of these species.